Beverage cooling apparatus



Dec. 11, 1934. D. F. NEWMAN BEVERAGE COOLING APPARATUS Filed Nov. 5. 1932 Inventor": Delbert F. Newman, by flZwZ/Vf? l-lLs Attor'n e y Patented Dec. 11, i v V UNITED: st r s PATENT OFFICE, 1

to GeneralElectric Company, a. corporation of New York Application November 5, 1932, Serial No. 641,391

3 Claims. (01. 62143) y invention a s t ppa a us f r cooling ring 23 at'the to and at the bottom by a fluid bottled beverages from which the bottles can be tight joint 24. The inner shell 21 is provided conveniently dispensed. with a flange 25 which is bolted to the tank 12 to It is an object of my invention to provide a hold the evaporator in place. Ametal ring 26 and simple and compact cooling apparatus for bottled gaskets 27 and 28 are provided to form a fluid- 5 beverages and the like from which the bottles may tight joint between the evaporator and the botbe easily removed or placed therein. tom of the tank. A float valve 29 is arranged Further objects and advantages of my invenwithin the evaporator 20. Liquid refrigerant is tion will become apparent as the following desupplied to the float valve through a conduit 30 scription proceeds and the features of novelty and flows from the float valve to the evaporator 10 which characterize my invention will be pointed through conduit 31. Gaseous refrigerant is without with particularity in the claims annexed to drawn from the evaporator through conduit 32. and forming a part of this specification. These conduits pass through the bottom of tank For a better understanding of my invention, 12 and retained in place by a spacing block 33.

reference may be had to the accompanying draw- Conduits 30 and 32 are preferably covered with 15 ing in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation, partly in insulating tubing 34. The space remaining section, of a beverage cooler constructed in acaround thefloat valve and conduits is filled with cordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a top view insulation 35, and the opening at the top is closed of the beverage cooler shown in Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 by flanged plate 36 which is clamped between is a detailed view of the evaporator and float valve rings 23 and 37 by bolts 38, a gasket 39 being pro- 20 construction employed in the beverage cooler of vided to form a fluid tight seal. A rack 40 is provided on the bottom of the tank 12 to support In accordance with my invention, I'provide a bottles or other articles above the same, and a unitary structure comprising a hollow stand supprotecting frame 41 surrounds the evaporator and porting a thermally insulated cooling chamber, insures free circulation of the cold water or brine 5 and provided with a readily removable cover, an in the tank about the articles in the tank. evaporator within the chamber surrounded by Within the stand 10 below the cooling chamber Watsl brine 60011113 articles placed therein, 11 is arranged a compressor-condenser unit 42 for and a compressor-condenser unit supported withsupplying liquid refrigerant to the evaporator 20.

in the hollow stand and arranged to supply l'e This unit is supported Within the stand 10 on a 30 fligerant t t v porator. frame 43, and comprises a steel casing 44 having,

Referring HOW to I have hown a Sheet a motor and a compressor therein and a coiled metal Stand 10 Supporting a thermally insulated tubular condenser 45 supported on the casing 44 00011113 Chamber W ich comprises a tank 12 in spaced relation thereto. Refrigerant is com- Containing Suitable q d, and a y dr a pressed by the compressor inside of the casing 3 3 13 Spaced fIOm the tank 12 a d p ded Wi h 44 and flows into the condenser 45 where it is suitable insulation 14 therebetween. The bottom liquefied and then is forced up through conduit of the tank 12 is insulated by a p u a ty o pressed so to the float valve 29. Aiter the liquid refrig- Sheets The 60011113 Chamber 11 is s d a erant has been evaporated it is drawn back to 0 the p by tWO Semhcircula! lids 16 and hinged the compressor through the suction conduit 32.

k to k n fi in i a circular p ning in In the operation of the beverage cooler dea frame 18 which is secured on top of the s d scribed the tank 12 is filled with water or a brine Wall Of the Chamber These lids are freely solution up to about the top of the evaporator 20. tatabl in h fr m o h ny bottle in the The water or brine in the tank is cooled by the cooler can be easily removed or replacedh evaporator and circulates about the bottles or cooling chamber is rigidly secured to the stand other articles and cools them. Any portion of 10 by a flanged base 19 secured to the casing 13 t t can be readily h d th h th t0 the p of the Stand- 10 y Welding, in doors 16 and 17 and any article may be removed any other suitable manneror added without interfering with the articles In order to evenly cool the liquid in the tank aheady on t k 40 p 50 12 I provide a hollow evaporator 20 of the flooded w 1 claim as new and desire t Secure by type in t center of the tank. This evaporator, Letters Patent of the United States is: as Shown in 3, is formed by two interfitting 1. A cooling apparatus for bottled beverages inner and outer cylindrical shells 21 and 22, reand t like including a supporting frame, a th spectively. These shells are sealed together on a an insulated t k supported on said frame, a 55 refrigerant evaporator arranged within said tank, means including a float valve arranged within and insulated from said evaporator for controlling the flow of refrigerant to said evaporator, and means supported within said frame for supplying liquid refrigerant to said float valve and for withdrawing gaseous refrigerant from said evaporator.

2. A cooling apparatus for bottled beverages and the like including a supporting frame, a thermally insulated tank supported on said frame, a circular cover for said tank, said cover comprising two sections hinged together and being rotatable on said tank, a refrigerant evaporator arranged at the center of said tank, and means 

